ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -AP- Joey Rickard hit a tiebreaking double in the ninth inning and the Baltimore Orioles, boosted by three home runs, beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-5 Sunday.
Caleb JosephTrey Mancini and Jonathan Schoop homered for the Orioles.
It was 5-all when Joseph opened the ninth with his third hit, a single off Alex Colome (1-3). Rickard put the Orioles ahead, Schoop was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and Adam Jones added a sacrifice fly.
Brad Brach (2-1) earned the win with two innings of shutout relief.
Schoop's 15th home run, a solo shot off reliever Chase Whitley, tied in the eighth.
 
 
Rickard hits tiebreaking double in 9th, Orioles top Rays 8-5
 
 
Evan Longoria's three-run homer off starter Chris Tillman put the Rays up 5-3 in the fifth. It was Longoria's 12th home run of the season and the ninth of his career off Tillman. It was the Rays' only homer of the game, ending a streak of six straight multihomer games.
Joseph and Mancini connected off starter Jake Odorizzi, marking the 11th straight start in which the Rays right-hander has given up a home run, tying a club record.
Mancini became the first Orioles rookie to hit 14 homers before the All-Star break.
Tillman, winless in nine starts since May 7, gave up five runs on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings. In his last four starts, the right-hander has allowed 23 earned runs on 34 hits over 15 innings.
Odorizzi gave up four runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings.
 

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